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Fr Nicolas Stebbing is a Zimbabwean born member of the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield. He divides his time between living the monastic life in Yorkshire and continuing his Community’s long concern for Africa by helping to run a charity in Zimbabwe.

Adrian joined Rathbones in 2004 after graduating from the University of Liverpool with an honours degree in Financial Economics.

He specialises in the management of portfolios for charities, as part of Rathbones’ charity team, as well as managing private clients’ assets including ISAs, SIPPs and trusts.

Adrian is a CFA charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst) as well as a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). He is a member of Rathbones group Stock Selection Committee and chairs the Charity Fixed Income and Collectives Committee.

Amanda is a partner in the Charity Team at Buzzacott and has specialised in the provision of audit and advisory services to the not-for-profit sector, and in particular, faith based charities, since the early 1990s. As well as audit, she undertakes projects for clients including assisting with strategic reviews and financial forecasting, advising on reserves policies and the content of trustees’ reports, the format of the annual accounts and the transfer of foundations to new charitable bodies. Amanda is a Governor and the Treasurer of Royal Star and Garter Homes, a Governor and Chair of the Audit Committee of London Institute of Banking and Finance and a trustee of the Buzzacott Stuart Defries Memorial Fund. Amanda is also a Dame of the Papal Order of Saint Sylvester.

Elizabeth is a partner in our charities and social economy team

Elizabeth deals with all aspects of property work, specialising in commercial and charity property.

Particular specialisms include:

Charity Property – Elizabeth heads the charity property team and advises charities, social enterprises and other voluntary, community and faith organisations, in particular:

• Faith – Elizabeth has a particular interest in ecclesiastical law and advises various church bodies in several Anglican dioceses, including a diocesan board of finance, diocesan board of education and parochial church councils.  She also advises religious orders, independent churches and other faith based charities.

• Community-led housing – Elizabeth advises on the property aspects of community led housing where she acts for co-housing groups, community land trusts and cooperatives, together with other community-led projects from museums to town halls.

• Education – Elizabeth advises schools on the property aspects of conversion and on-going advice related to Academy status.

Railway Property – Elizabeth leads a team who act for several major Train Operating Companies dealing with all property aspects relating to railway premises including station and depot leasing, acquisitions, disposals, station lettings and development projects.

Nat is a partner in our charities and social economy team.

Nat has been at Wrigleys for 15 years, and specialises in charity law, including governance, Charity Commission consents, serious incident reporting, setting up charities and registering them with the Charity Commission, charity mergers and de-mergers, and trustee duties amongst other areas.  She works with all sorts of charities, and has a particular interest in faith-based charities and students’ unions.